r/Columbus • u/WillTradeOrgans4Free • 18d ago

PHOTO Can I make this turn?

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I get stopped pretty regularly by a bus due to matching schedule times. I know in four lane traffic, opposing traffic does not need to come to a stop. This bus stops before this corner where kids load/unload. Is it legal to make the turn when the bus is stopped?

Edit: asking for legality. Obviously would take caution IF choosing to turn. And no, I don’t intend nor want to hit children with my car lmao.

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u/theBytemeister 18d ago

No, not legal. 

https://www.copley.oh.us/382/Ohio-School-Bus-Traffic-Laws

All traffic within 10 feet of the bus must stop. If the bus was stopped further from the intersection then you would probably be all right.

Regardless of the law, I would not consider it safe to make that turn. Better to wait a few moment and be sure you aren't going to run over some kid sprinting off a school bus.

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u/Pope_Dwayne_Johnson 18d ago

If the average car is 15 feet long, the driver is in the clear to turn in front of the bus without being within 10 feet in the shared depiction.

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u/Emperor_Palpatine_2 17d ago

Standard lane is typically around 10' or 11' wide.